Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1901 — Death of Mrs. Jane Vanatta. [ARTICLE]

Death of Mrs. Jane Vanatta.

Mrs. Jane Vanatta died at 5:45 o’clock last Saturday morning at the home of her son, John R. Vanatta, on Cullen street. In August last year Mrs. Vanatta suffered a slight paralytic stroke, frox which she almost entirely recovered but a return stroke oocured Saturday, August 24th, and she gradually sank away to the end, one week later. She was born June 5, 1820, in Edinburg, Scotland, and was at the time of her death 81 years, 2 month and 26 days old. She came to America when 5 years of age and on Sept. 13, 1838, was married to John R. Vanatta, at Frankfort Springs, Penn. With her husband she came to Indiana in 1853, and after several years residence in Rensselaer removed to Missouri, staying there eight years. On their return in 1871 they located in Valparaiso, where her husband died in 1873, since which time she has resided with her son John R. Vanatta in Rensselaer. Two children, John R. Vanatta, of this place and Mis. M. J. Hatton, of Chicago, survive her; one daughter the wife of Rev. McKee, formerly located in Remington, died a few years ago, and one son died when 11 years of age. The funeral services were conducted at the house at 8:30 Monday morning, and the remains were taken to Valparaiso for interment, beside the grave of her husband.